narrow-waisted bark beetle

insect family

Also known as: Salpingidae

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The narrow-waisted bark beetle belongs to the family Salpingidae within the insect order Coleoptera. These beetles are characterized by their superficial resemblance to ground beetles. Both adult and larval narrow-waisted bark beetles are predatory. Adults are typically found under rocks, bark, in leaf litter, or on vegetation. While there are only a few species in this family, they are widely distributed. Examples of genera include Salpingus and Lissodema.1

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Coleoptera
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Family Salpingidae (narrow-waisted bark beetles) Superficial resemblance to Carabidae (ground beetles); adults and larvae predatory; adults occur under rocks, or bark, in leaf litter, on vegetation; few species but widely distributed; examples Salpingus, Lissodema. Family Scraptiidae About 200 species widely distributed; associated with
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Family Salpingidae (narrow-waisted bark beetles) Superficial resemblance to Carabidae (ground beetles); adults and larvae predatory; adults occur under rocks, or bark, in leaf litter, on vegetation; few species but widely distributed; examples Salpingus, Lissodema. Family Scraptiidae About 200 species widely distributed; associated with
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